The York Shakespeare Project (YSP) was set up in 2001 to perform all of
Shakespeare's plays within a twenty-year period in the city of
York. The project is a registered charity, with a stated aim of providing "a long-term cultural, educational and community resource for the people of York and beyond by involving the wider York community in the production of the whole cycle of Shakespearean drama."[1]
Productions
The list of plays to be performed includes all those in the
First Folio, together with
Pericles, Prince of Tyre and
The Two Noble Kinsmen. Productions have proceeded in approximate chronological order of writing. Productions so far are:
Richard III, directed by John White,[2] October–November 2002.
The audition and rehearsal process for this production was filmed for local
Public-access television station York@54, who also broadcast the completed production.
Macbeth, directed by Leo Doulton, prepared for March–April 2020 but postponed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic[37] Finally staged October 2021.
The Tempest, directed by Philip Parr, September-October 2022. Performed as a touring production in seven locations in North and East Yorkshire. This production marked the successful completion of the project's initial aim.
The York Shakespeare Project (YSP) was set up in 2001 to perform all of
Shakespeare's plays within a twenty-year period in the city of
York. The project is a registered charity, with a stated aim of providing "a long-term cultural, educational and community resource for the people of York and beyond by involving the wider York community in the production of the whole cycle of Shakespearean drama."[1]
Productions
The list of plays to be performed includes all those in the
First Folio, together with
Pericles, Prince of Tyre and
The Two Noble Kinsmen. Productions have proceeded in approximate chronological order of writing. Productions so far are:
Richard III, directed by John White,[2] October–November 2002.
The audition and rehearsal process for this production was filmed for local
Public-access television station York@54, who also broadcast the completed production.
Macbeth, directed by Leo Doulton, prepared for March–April 2020 but postponed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic[37] Finally staged October 2021.
The Tempest, directed by Philip Parr, September-October 2022. Performed as a touring production in seven locations in North and East Yorkshire. This production marked the successful completion of the project's initial aim.